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April 18, 2011 - A new category of Organic Syntheses article has been introduced called "Discussion Addenda". Discussion Addenda are updates of the discussion section of previously published Organic Syntheses articles. See the Info for Authors page for more information.

December 3, 2010 - Due to the popularity of the open access web version of Organic Syntheses, and the increase in mailing costs, the ACS Division of Organic Chemistry and Organic Syntheses, Inc. have decided that paperback copies of Organic Syntheses will no longer be sent to ACS Organic Division members effective with Volume 88. Although no paperback copies will be produced, hardcover copies of Volume 88 and future volumes will continue to be published by John Wiley & Sons for institutions and individuals desiring printed copies of annual volumes.

September 28, 2006 - Beginning with Volume 84, pdf versions of Organic Syntheses articles will now be published online immediately upon completion of checking and editing ("OS ASAP").

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Since 1921, Organic Syntheses has provided the chemistry community with detailed, reliable, and carefully checked procedures for the synthesis of organic compounds. Some procedures describe practical methods for the preparation of specific compounds of interest, while other procedures illustrate important synthetic methods with general utility. Each procedure is written in considerably more detail as compared to typical experimental procedures in other journals, and each reaction and all characterization data has been carefully "checked" for reproducibility in the laboratory of a member of the Board of Editors.

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Rick L. Danheiser, Editor in Chief
Kay M. Brummond
Erick M. Carreira
Huw M. L. Davies
Margaret M. Faul
Tohru Fukuyama
David L. Hughes
  Dawei Ma
Mohammad Movassaghi
Viresh Rawal
Brian M. Stoltz
John L. Wood
Charles K. Zercher, Associate Editor
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